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Her short film, FOUND is being used to start conversations within the transracial adoptee community, and TOO MANY BODIES was supported by NoRAnow.org and Survivors Empowered, advocating for gun reform.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
The film explores the emotional journey unique to adopted people and the life-long lessons generations of adoptees have to offer.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
By the end of the episode, viewers learned that three of them were siblings (two fraternal twins and one adoptee).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Many adoptees' biggest gripe is the money involved in the process.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
The film explores the emotional journey unique to adopted people and the life-long lessons generations of adoptees have to offer.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
By the end of the episode, viewers learned that three of them were siblings (two fraternal twins and one adoptee).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Many adoptees' biggest gripe is the money involved in the process.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Adoptee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoptee. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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adoptee
noun
adopt·ee
ə-ˌdäp-ˈtē 
: a person who is adopted
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